| 1974 |
Born in Hong Kong |
| 1994 |
Studied Jazz piano with Kim
Park (a K.I.T. instructor) and then studied summer program at Berklee
College of music, Boston, USA |
| 1995 |
B.Mus. (in composition & piano),
University of Missouri -Kansas City Conservatory, USA; studied
composition with Dr. James Mobberley |
| 1995 |
Composition recital held at
Grant Hall, University of Missouri -Kansas City Conservatory, USA |
| 1996-1999 |
Worked as composer, arranger,
and record producer for Warner, Universal, Capital Artist and What's
Music in Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| 2000 |
M.A. in music composition and
electro-acoustic music, HKBU; studied composition with Dr. John
Chen |
| 2000 |
Premiere performance of an orchestral
work for HKBU orchestra conducted by Dr. Jerome Hobberman |
| 2000- |
Part-time Lecturer, Hong Kong
International Institute of Music; teaching composition, form and
analysis, jazz piano &
gospel piano |
| 2002 |
Postgraduate Diploma in Music
Education, HKBU |
| 2002- |
Instructor and Program Coordinator
of Associate of Arts Degree (Music), HKIEd |
| 2005 |
Solo Jazz Piano Workshop – Excel, HKAPA |
| 2005 |
HKCG Interactive Composition workshops –Creative MIDI sequencing |
| 2006 |
Judges Panel, New Generation Concert 2006 |
| 2007 |
Judges Panel, New Generation Concert 2007 |
| 2007 |
PhD in Music Technology, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), Australia |
| 2007 |
Senior Lecturer, SCPE, HKIEd |
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Awards
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| 1991 |
Chancellor Award with merits,
University of Missouri -Kansas City Conservatory, USA (a 4-year
scholarship to study composition) |
Major Compositions
Orchestral (Western)
The Voice of God in 3 movements (2000) 15'
for orchestra & voice
Chamber (Western)
Drops (1995) 10'
for 10 perc
In the Mirror I See Myself (1994) 8'
for string quartet
Music for Guitar Quartet (1994) 8'
Sunrise (1993) 6'
for voice & pf
Butterfly (1992) 6'
for unaccompanied voice & ob
Reversal (1991) 10'
for fl, ob, vc & pf
Duet for Violin and Piano (1991) 8'
Crystal Window (1990) 6'
for fl & cl
Instrumental Solo
Fantasia for Solo Saxophone (1996) 15'
Electro-Acoustic Music / Computer Music
Chinese Drums (1998) 7'
for 4 speakers
Dragon (1995) 7'
for tape
Others
How high the moon - Jazz Arrangement (2007) 6'
for jazz band
The girl form Impanema - Jazz Arrangement (2007) 7'
for jazz band
Autumn Leaves - Jazz Arrangement (2005) 6'
for jazz band
Desafinado - Jazz Arrangement (2005) 7'
for jazz band
Take five - Jazz Arrangement (2005) 7'
for jazz band
Discography
As a composer
Warner FCCS92099
Polygram 534965-2
Warner 0630-13015-2
As an arranger
Capital Artist 02-1266
Capital Artist 02-1266
As a producer
What's Music008
What's Music011
ZEN (Flamenco Mix 97) Warner 0630-18677-2
CD - 細味 (composer, arranger) 宣道出版社, 2004 TCD 142
Publications/ Paper Presentations
Chen, C W J. (2007). “The Creative Process of a Digital Film
Scoring Project: Building Bridges Between Popular and Classical
music”. In C.C Leung, R.Yip and T. Imada (Ed.) Music Education
Policy and its implementation: An international perspective, University
of Hiroski: International Society for Music Education.
Chen, C W J. (2007). “Multi-musicality – different
approaches in the creative process of computer-assisted
composition”. Proceedings of the APSMER (Asia-Pacific Symposium
on Music Education Research), ISME Asia-Pacific Regional Conference.
Chen, C W J. (2006). “A comparative analysis between the creative
process of computer-assisted composition and multi-media
composition”. Proceedings of the ISME (International Society for
Music Education) 27th World Conference, pp. 420-435.
Chen, C W J. (2006). “Building the gap between popular and
classical music in the use of musical styles in a ‘Digital Film
Scoring Project”. Proceedings of the ISME (International Society
for Music Education) Commission on Music in Cultural, Educational &
Mass Media Policies in Music Education, pp.15-24.
Chen, C.W J. (2005). “Pedagogical framework in the creative
process of Multi-Media composition: visual stimulus and musical
accent”. Proceedings of the ASME (Australian Society for Music
Education), pp.55-62.
Chen, C.W J. (2004). “Multi-Media Music Project: Building Bridges
between Visual Skills and Musical skills”. Presented at the ATMI
(Association of Technology in Music Instruction)/ CMS (College Music
Society) Conference in San Francisco, 4-7 Nov, 2004.
Chen, C W J. (2004). “The policy and interrelationship of the
supporting organizations in music composition in Hong Kong”. In
Forrest, D (Ed.) The Puerto Papers, Nedlands: International Society for
Music Education, pp.33-44.
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